sautervssauvéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sauter” and “sauvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,800
“sauter” frequency rank
#14,562
“sauvée” frequency rank
18362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sauter sauvée
Definition S’élancer en l’air, soit pour retomber au même endroit, soit pour franchir un espace. Participe passé féminin singulier de sauver.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sauter and sauvée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sauter
6 ch
sauvée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sauter (\so.te\) and sauvée (\so.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sauter is recorded at frequency rank #3,800, classified as averb, pronounced \so.te\. sauvée is at rank #14,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \so.ve\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 18362, this pair ranks #378,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sauter vs sauvée

Shared letters: aesu. Private to "sauter": rt. Private to "sauvée": .

"sauter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "sauvée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sauterasuter · satuer · sauetr · sauterr · sautre · sautter · ssauter · suater

Frequency comparison

sauter#3,800
sauvée#14,562

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sauter" and "sauvée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\so.te\ versus \so.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sauter" or "sauvée"?
"sauter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,800 in our French list, against #14,562 for "sauvée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sauter vs sauvée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sauter” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list